Chapter 89 - Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 89 - Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish

contingencies (noun)

Possible events or circumstances that cannot be predicted with certainty; incidental occurrences.

vexatious (adjective)

Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry; troublesome and difficult to deal with.

enactment (noun)

The process of passing a law or the law itself once formally established.

terse (adjective)

Using few words; devoid of superfluity; concise to the point of seeming rude or abrupt.

expound (verb)

To explain or interpret in detail; to set forth the meaning of something complex.

evince (verb)

To reveal the presence of; to demonstrate or make evident a quality or feeling.

scrupulous (adjective)

Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details; having moral integrity.

trover (noun)

A legal action to recover the value of personal property that has been wrongfully converted by another.

remonstrated (verb)

Made a forceful protest or objection against something; argued in opposition.

doxology (noun)

A liturgical formula of praise to God; here used ironically to mean a triumphal gesture celebrating one’s deed.

rapacious (adjective)

Aggressively greedy or grasping; given to seizing what belongs to others.

jurisprudence (noun)

The theory or philosophy of law; a system or body of law.

elucidated (verb)

Made clear; explained in a way that removes confusion or obscurity.

ostentatious (adjective)

Designed to impress or attract notice; showy and pretentious.

sinews (noun)

Tendons; here used figuratively to mean the essential strength or power of something.

ruinous (adjective)

Disastrous; causing or tending to cause ruin or destruction; excessively high or burdensome.